About BGen Joseph Pannill Taylor

JOSEPH PANNILL TAYLOR was a younger brother of President Zachary Taylor. Born on May 4, 1796, he joined the Army in the War of 1812, becoming a 1st Lieutenant in 1814 at the age of 18. Honorably discharged after the war ended, Taylor reenlisted in 1816 as 2nd Lieutenant Artillery. His father, Richard, complained to President Madison that his son was reinstated at a lower rank to no avail even though Richard's grandfather was James Taylor, Jr. who was President Madison's great-grandfather. Joseph later served in the Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars, rising to the rank of Brigadier General. He died in Louisville, Kentucky on June 29, 1864. -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pannell_Taylor

Joseph Pannell Taylor (May 4, 1796 – June 29, 1864) was a Union general in the American Civil War.

He was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother, his brother was President Zachary Taylor. He joined the army during the War of 1812, and was commissioned a Lieutenant in 1816. He married Evelyn A. McLean (1811-?) from Ohio, daughter of John McLean, a justice of the Ohio and the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1861, he was appointed commissary general (with the rank of Colonel), and in 1863 he was promoted to Brigadier General. His nephew, Richard Taylor, was a Confederate Lieutenant General in the Civil War.